Managing at home articles
Tips and Tricks At Home
Managing at home can be one of the biggest challenges when diagnosed with sight loss. Everyday tasks can sometimes seem insurmountable, there are many simple tips and tricks that can make a difference.
Tips and tricks for parenting with sight loss
Tips, tricks and advice other blind and partially sighted parents have offered to parents and grandparents living with sight loss..
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Tips and Tricks – In the Kitchen
We’ve collected some of your handy hints to help make navigating your kitchen and cooking meals a little bit easier, and of course to help you stay safe.
Tips and Tricks in the Garden
Whether you have a small window box or space to create flower beds, you may find some of these tips helpful to stay independent in the garden.
Tips and Tricks for Reading and Writing
Ten quick tips for reading and writing. From magnifiers and lighting, to audiobooks, writing guides and large print calendars.
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Tips and Tricks for Shopping
Our rehab officers share simple, effective tips to help make shopping more manageable when you’re blind or partially sighted.
Get into the Garden!
Discover how gardening can be a pastime you can enjoy with some adaptations and clever tips and tricks.
Kitchen Skills and Simple Recipes
This booklet covers the most important areas of consideration when in the kitchen, provides handy tips, describes some of the specialist equipment available, and includes some easy recipes for you to try.
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Making TV more accessible: Audio description and other tools for better viewing
TVs and streaming services can be more accessible than you think. Learn how to use audio description, screen magnification, and voice guidance to make watching easier.
Bake like a pro with sight loss
Practical baking tips to help you feel confident in the kitchen, from using talking scales to testing your bakes by touch.
Making Technology Work For You – Built in technology
Your everyday technology (e.g. mobile phone / tablet) has a large range of built in features you can use to help with the challenges sight loss can pose.
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Reading Independently
No matter what level of sight you have, there are ways in which we can help you to remain an independent reader.
Making Tech Work for You – Online Shopping
Marc Gulwell, our Sight Loss Advisor Manager writes about how shopping online has helped him. As someone registered blind, one of the most difficult things I have found to do...
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